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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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